I thought I'd make this thread general enough to include similarities from all the Indy films. Having watched Temple of Doom recently (the last time I watched it I was really little ) I noticed that there were scenes in the movie that wwere similar to SW films and perhaps other films.

Here's the one I found particulary amusing:-

In Temple of Doom, (towards the end of the movie) Indy does this stunt where he charges the cult menbers, screaming all the while...then stops when he realises that he's outnumbered, turns around and runs away from them, screaming!

Doesn't this remind anyone of the scene in SW A New Hope, where Han Solo-again played by Harrison Ford-charges the stormtroopers around the corridor, then turns back and runs away from them, yelling?

I think the only difference was that when chased, Indy ran away from the camera and Han ran towards it.

And of course a few other gags. Of course there are diferences and variations but the core themes of good against evil, about the underdog chacarter having a larger destiny (the hero's quest), etc. are basicly he same in both films.

Well in particuar Willow and Star Wars are based on the hero's quest as detailed in Campbell's Hero With a Thousand Faces. And of course Lucas and Spielberg from time to time have homages to each other.

There are of course the things based, ins[pired, homages and just plain trying to capitalize on the craze. Lots of movies in the 80s were trying to capitalize on the success iof SW and Indy, most of them low budget B cheezy flicks.

One that owes a lot to Indy, and which is quite fun, is King Solomon's Mines starring Richard Chamberlain (as Alan Quatermain), Sharon Stone and even John Rhys Davies plays a bad guy. There was a sequel to it that was not very good though.